NAB 2013 Tilta camera gear update

Jon Furtado

Jon Furtado

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Guys, I met with Huang from Tilta yesterday afternoon. They did say that TeamTilta were impostors and had bought a large batch of rigs and were selling them off via their bogus site. Once they were done selling it, they closed up shop and disappeared. They mentioned they have a "North American distributor" in Denver. I told them that they need a distributor in Los Angeles ASAP. They looked at me puzzled. I think they don't realize that if they don't have a distributor in Los Angeles they basically aren't on the map.

It was a strange experience meeting them in person. Huang was a lovely person and very friendly. Their whole staff was polite and very friendly. Their biggest problem? Their english isn't that great. They are still getting used to dealing with Americans and have a hard time understanding us. I assured that I really like their product and there are a lot of us who are fans and really want them to take off for the price.

They had some demo's of their new larger RED, Blackmagic, C300 setups. Their gear is solidly built. They have a larger mattebox, new baseplate and shoulder rig. They also had a monitor that was machined out of a solid block of aluminum! But they really didn't have any details.

I got the impression that they were a bit overwhelmed. This was their 1st NAB and were getting used to how it works.

I suggested they contact EVS camera in Glendale, CA and get hooked up with them. Hopefully we can get them hooked up with EVS can get a solid, accessible dealer here in Los Angeles!
 
Thanks for the update.

I have to wonder if it is some cultural thing going on, b/c the whole "imposter" thing baffles me b/c it was Haung who directed me to Ross from Switronix who sent me a Team Tilta invite.

Also, I've dealt with some shady people on the Internet (eBay a decade ago had no buyer support), and until Team Tilta disappeared from the web, every interaction I had was on the up & up.

If someone reads this that has even a minor in Business & understands Chinese culture, they could probably make a good commission getting Tilta set up in the US.
 
I should hook them up with my cousin (American) who has lived in China the last 15 years and runs an export company in Hong Kong.
 
Matt, please do.

Jon, what does the base plate / shoulder rig look like? Is it similar to the previous one? Can it mount to a VCT-14 quick release plate?

Did you look at LanParte too? They released a similar base plate a few months ago. Looks like the same basic design as Tilta's (previous?) base plate & I'm courious which one is nicer.

thanks again!
 
Wow look at the size of the that EVF, its a prototype but man is that thing huge. I like that handle on the bmcc rig with LANC control.
 
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